Senate Profile: Senator Caroline Drennan (D)United States Senator from VermontPersonal BackgroundoFamily: Married to Ted Drennan for 23 years now with two children Peyton (19) andoBirthday: May 24, 1957oEducation: Rice UniversityoPolitical experience: served on Congress for 12 years runningoAge: 54o Income: 2 million dollars a year 112th congress1st SessionS. The purpose of this bill is to encourage healthier drinking habits among Americans between the ages of 18 and 21 by amending the Nation Minimum Drinking Act.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 09, 2011 Ms. Drennan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on ___.
A BILL The purpose of this bill is to encourage healthier drinking habits among Americans between the ages of 18 and 21 by amending the Nation Minimum Drinking Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled.
SECTION 1: 18? Cheers
SECTION 2: Findings
Binge drinking is the consumption of 5 or more alcoholic beverages in a row on a single session with having the intension of becoming drunk.
Binge drinking can lead to alcohol poisoning and harm the body as well as cause many diseases.
It is more common in males, young adults, and during adolescence.
The law today is unenforceable but it doesn’t do a good job of stopping teens from drinking, drinking still occurs behind closed doors and which puts young adults at greater risk
SECTION 3: Eligibility
This bill applies to all states in the United States between the ages of 18 and 20
SECTION 4: Terms and Benefits
The National Minimum Drinking Age Act is amended to remove the penalty imposed on states which reduce their drinking age from 21 to 18. Such states would no longer have their federal highway funds reduced by 10%.
To receive this waiver these states would have to:
to implement a plan for educating and licensing young adults about responsible alcohol consumption
this education program should focus on making responsible choices when in a situation involving alcohol, teach young adults about alcohol in American society, and provide accurate and truthful information about alcohol
this license should include: that if you have violated the state's alcohol law before the age of 18 you will not be eligible for licensing until determined by the state, if one violates the a states alcohol laws, their provisionary license will be suspended immediately, license will be limited to a particular state within the state lines that the young adult has made his or her residency unless the state says otherwise
demonstrate that lowering the drinking age in their state did not lead to increased fatalities
create a device to collect data to observe the effects of the change in law and submit these statistics to Congress
In order for each state to receive eligibility they must have a proposal with guidelines, and also postpone the licenses
Statistics
Underage Drinking- (Students Against Destructive Decisions)
26.4% of underage persons (ages 12-20) used alcohol, and binge drinking among the same age group was 17.4%
three quarters of students (72%) have consumed alcohol (more than just a few sips) by the end of high school, and more than a third (37%) have done so by eighth grade
2002 and 2008 for those ages 12-13 (4.3% to 3.4%), 14 or 15 (16.6% to 13.1%), 16 or 17 (32.6% to 26.2%), and 18-20 (51.0% to 48.7%)
whites had the highest percentage of underage (ages 12-20) past-month alcohol use (30.4%). Asians had the lowest rate at 16.1%.
2008, 56.2% of current underage drinkers (ages 12-20) reported that their last use of alcohol occurred in someone else’s home; 29.6% reported that it occurred in their own home.
underage drinkers (ages 12-20), 30.8% paid for the alcohol the last time they drank – including 8.3% who purchased the alcohol themselves and 22.3% who gave money to someone else to purchase it
Senate Profile: Senator Caroline Drennan (D)United States Senator from Vermont Personal Backgroundo Family: Married to Ted Drennan for 23 years now with two children Peyton (19) ando Birthday: May 24, 1957o Education: Rice Universityo Political experience: served on Congress for 12 years runningo Age: 54o Income: 2 million dollars a year
112th congress1st SessionS.
The purpose of this bill is to encourage healthier drinking habits among Americans between the ages of 18 and 21 by amending the Nation Minimum Drinking Act.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 09, 2011
Ms. Drennan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on ___.
A BILL
The purpose of this bill is to encourage healthier drinking habits among Americans between the ages of 18 and 21 by amending the Nation Minimum Drinking Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled.
SECTION 1: 18? Cheers
SECTION 2: Findings
SECTION 3: Eligibility
SECTION 4: Terms and Benefits
Statistics
Underage Drinking- (Students Against Destructive Decisions)
- 26.4% of underage persons (ages 12-20) used alcohol, and binge drinking among the same age group was 17.4%
- three quarters of students (72%) have consumed alcohol (more than just a few sips) by the end of high school, and more than a third (37%) have done so by eighth grade
- 2002 and 2008 for those ages 12-13 (4.3% to 3.4%), 14 or 15 (16.6% to 13.1%), 16 or 17 (32.6% to 26.2%), and 18-20 (51.0% to 48.7%)
- whites had the highest percentage of underage (ages 12-20) past-month alcohol use (30.4%). Asians had the lowest rate at 16.1%.
- 2008, 56.2% of current underage drinkers (ages 12-20) reported that their last use of alcohol occurred in someone else’s home; 29.6% reported that it occurred in their own home.
- underage drinkers (ages 12-20), 30.8% paid for the alcohol the last time they drank – including 8.3% who purchased the alcohol themselves and 22.3% who gave money to someone else to purchase it
http://www.sadd.org/stats.htm#underagehttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20249460/ns/health-addictions/t/debate-lower-drinking-age-bubbling/
http://www.chooseresponsibility.org/proposal/